Software decoding

[gpayne]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Glad to help George.

The difference in the speeds is governed by the drives capabilities. Actually the 192K is the least compression, but if 128K worked better then I guess that would be the best for you. I personally have found that the 716 is a better drive than the 760, though the 760 is faster as far as DVD burning goes.

I can't really discuss the new Microstudio, but it is in testing now so hopefully it will be out soon.

Yes I agree 192k is less compression than 128k and should result in a cleaner import. I had a senior moment also. Mine did come out very well at 128k and that is what I usually use. I might tend to agree that the 716A is a better drive than the 760A as well when importing cdg. I know Plextor had problems with the drive when it first came out as a 760 because it would not burn at the intended 18x on DVD. If Iam correct, that's why they came out with a 760A. When they corrected the problem with the 760 and it would burn DVD at 18x they came out with it as a 760A. I have had the 716A since it frist came out and have used it with prior versions of Hoster. I don't remember what version of Hoster we were on when MTU started selling the 716A but I do know it worked better when I turned off Software Decoding in those prior versions. I do also know that CDG was supported on it because I bought a 716A from Fry's Electronics in Phoenix Arizona and it worked in Hoster even though it was not MTU Certified. I believe that was in or around January of 2005. So that would have been about 1 and half years ago. I remember because it was on sale and I bought another one from MTU for about the same price. Any way, I seem to be having more problems with this Version of Hoster than all the other ones combined. I am doing things that I had not done before such as importing from Hard Drive files etc. The main thing is my shows are not suffering. I am being able to address problems using this forum and being able to solve those problems to a certain extent by finding workarounds etc. Iam grateful for that.

See ya

gpayne

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Gduns,
These Models use the Hardware Decoding, this means it is built into the drive and will work with Microstudio or Hoster .

Plextor 716a 716al 716uf 716sa
Plextor 708a 708uf
Plextor 712a 712uf 712sa
Plextor 755a 755sa
Plextor 760a

These are the only models currently supporting the hardware decoding.

These models below will only work with Software decoding and that is if your lucky to get one that will work.

Plextor 740 models
Plextor 750 Models

These models are cheaper drives and were made by another company for Plextor. They are not the Same "Plextor" quality as the 716 or 760 models are.

Hope this helps to clarify this.

[gduns - with the Lord]

OOPs........I meant 740......sorry